this committee should do nothing until it fixes this. It should be the first priority in this committee to fix the mine workers' pension.

I really appreciate the fact that you have gone back through your budget and tried to make some reductions and offsets.

Do you anticipate that your budget even at these lower levels that you are holding right now is going to come in at the $309 million actual spent on salaries?

The one thing that has happened is, the State of West Virginia--just to report here this morning--has lost more citizens than any other State in the Union.

I rise today to speak in support of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2015, also known as the CARA Act. Our country is facing a prescription drug epidemic, and today is a good step toward addressing this crisis. This is a…

If you were an industry and violated the law. So I will be curious to see what the consequences are in finishing.

If we took a poll right now I am afraid a lot of the residents would turn on the pipeline because they see so many problems associated with it.

I just wanted some facts. Are we increasing or decreasing? I would appreciate that.

People in my little State, one of the most patriotic States in the Nation, is concerned about why do we have to carry the heavy load.

The America I know is one that keeps its promises to its citizens, particularly those who are older and vulnerable.

I would surely love to, but I have another meeting. As we know, they double-park us every time, and I have to go.

I would rather have Mrs. Lewis talking about $2,000 a month than $1,000 a month.

I want to thank you, Senator Portman, for sponsoring the Pension Accountability Act which will fix the broken voting process in MPRA.

There are few places in our country that have both strong historical significance and scenic beauty. Harpers Ferry is perhaps the greatest example of both. Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, was founded in 1734 by Robert Harper, who purchased…

I think they know that they shouldn't be counting on these funds to run their local departments.

I think you ought to scope it out there. I think it would be a great place to just relocate the whole DOJ.

I wish to speak on the nomination of the Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Robert Califf. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, the Senator is recognized.

I ask unanimous consent to continue. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.